Impact of an Electronic Health Record Maintenance Alert on PSA Screening Rates in a 10-Hospital Integrated Health System

Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Other
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY

\- The investigators propose a clinical trial to evaluate the impact of annual shared decision making for PSA screening, supported by system-level enhancements to promote evidence-based care: * Defined referral thresholds within the health maintenance reminder, aligned with clinical risk stratification per NCCN guidelines. * Enhanced clinical decision support (CDS) tools to reduce provider variation and ensure guideline-concordant screening and referral practices. * The goal is to reduce late-stage presentation without increasing overdiagnosis-ensuring that prostate cancer screening is both accessible and clinically effective.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: Male
Minimum Age: 40
Maximum Age: 75
Healthy Volunteers: t
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⁃ Eligibility Criteria:

• Receive care within the BJC Health System

• Have had at least one primary care physician appointment in the calendar year of PSA screening (primary care)

• Be male

• Not have a history of prostate cancer

• Meet one of the following risk criteria:

‣ High Risk for Prostate Cancer

• African American, between the ages of 40 and 75 (inclusive), or

∙ Family history of prostate, breast, ovarian, and/or pancreatic cancer, or

∙ Known familial germline mutation OR

⁃ Average Risk for Prostate Cancer

• Between the ages of 50 and 75 (inclusive)

Locations
United States
Missouri
Washington University School of Medicine
RECRUITING
St Louis
Contact Information
Primary
Lannis Hall, M.D., MPH
lannishall@wustl.edu
636-916-9947
Time Frame
Start Date: 2025-08-11
Estimated Completion Date: 2031-08-31
Participants
Target number of participants: 40000
Treatments
Experimental: Annual PSA Health Maintenance Reminder
An annual health maintenance reminder will be implemented for all men who meet the American Cancer Society guidelines for average- and high-risk eligibility criteria. The goal is to encourage their primary care provider (PCP) to engage in a shared decision-making discussion with the patient about the benefits and risks of prostate cancer screening.~This alert will appear in the health maintenance reminder section of the electronic health record (EHR).~Although all providers with access to EPIC can view the alert, it is typically the PCPs who review and take action on alerts in the health maintenance reminder section.
Sponsors
Leads: Washington University School of Medicine

This content was sourced from clinicaltrials.gov